What is life expectancy in Luxembourg?

Life expectancy in Luxembourg was 82.23 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Luxembourg?

The highest recorded value was 82.23 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Luxembourg?

The lowest recorded value was 42.33 years in 1918.

How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy?

Luxembourg ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Luxembourg?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Luxembourg data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Luxembourg

Name: Life expectancy in Luxembourg
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Luxembourg: Life expectancy was 82.23 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.23 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

33rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

82.23 years

in 2023

All-time low

42.33 years

in 1918

Years of data

123

1901–2023

Life expectancy in Luxembourg, 1901–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Luxembourg is 82.23 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 123 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Luxembourg peaked at 82.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.33 years, in 1918.

That places Luxembourg 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	47.09 years	44.83 years	49 years	9
1910s	48.19 years	42.33 years	51.47 years	10
1920s	54.96 years	52.7 years	56.76 years	10
1930s	59.02 years	56.66 years	61.2 years	10
1940s	58.58 years	47.84 years	64.84 years	10
1950s	66.88 years	65.55 years	68.41 years	10
1960s	69.11 years	68.4 years	69.99 years	10
1970s	70.52 years	69.23 years	72.25 years	10
1980s	73.21 years	72.08 years	74.29 years	10
1990s	75.8 years	74.75 years	76.99 years	10
2000s	78.51 years	77.26 years	80.11 years	10
2010s	81 years	80.1 years	81.62 years	10
2020s	81.92 years	81.41 years	82.23 years	4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

30 Qatar 82.37 years compare
31 Portugal 82.36 years compare
32 Bermuda 82.31 years compare
34 Netherlands 82.16 years compare
35 Belgium 82.11 years compare
36 New Zealand 82.09 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Luxembourg

Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,465 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,502 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,709 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 15.8% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 470,174 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,484 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,710 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,592 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,779 (2025)

All data for Luxembourg →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Luxembourg?: Life expectancy in Luxembourg was 82.23 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 82.23 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 42.33 years in 1918.
How does Luxembourg rank for life expectancy?: Luxembourg ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.